User Manual

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SP35 Info Central
Set up printer pooling
To set up a printer pool on a PC:
1 Install each printer and its driver on the PC. See Install the printer and Installing the driver for steps to
follow.
2 Set up each printer with the same settings, especially print ribbon type, print on both sides, magnetic
stripe settings, and topcoat or overlay “apply material.” See Printer Setup if needed.
3 Verify the operation of each printer on its own.
4 Install the SmartDriver printer pool (described in the following procedure).
5 Set up the pool with the same values that each printer uses. See Printer Setup if needed.
6 Verify the operation of the printer pool.
Install the SmartDriver printer pool
1 From the Windows Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. The Printers Window appears.
2 Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
3 Select “Local printer” and make sure “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not
checked. Click Next.
4 Instead of selecting a printer port from the list presented, select “Create a new port” and select “Local
Port” for the Type. (If you are repeating these steps and have created the port, select the previously
created port from the port list.)
5 Click Next. The Enter Port Name dialog box appears.
6 Enter “SmartDriver Printer Pool” as the port name and click OK. Wait while the wizard creates the port.
7 From the Manufacturers list, select Datacard. The Printers list changes to display Datacard drivers.
8 Select SmartDriver Printer Pool from the Printers list, and then click Next.
9 Keep the default name of “SmartDriver Printer Pool” unless this name will cause confusion. Select No
for the “Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?”
question. Click Next.
10 Select the choice you want for printer sharing, and then click Next.
11 Select No for the “Do you want to print a test page?” question, and then click Next.
12 Review the choices you have selected and then click Finish to install the driver.
13 Click Yes on the Digital Signature Not Found message to complete installation.
14 If the Wizard displays a test page dialog box, click OK to complete installation.
Use a printer pool
Begin with the PC powered on and the driver and port installed.
Tips for success
• To use the printer pool effectively, each different card must be sent from the application as a
separate job. Some applications, such as Datacard’s ID Works, send each card in a batch as a
separate job, while others send the batch as one job. (Multiple copies of the same card are sent